Alan Garner’s book Treacle Walker (2021) where a boy meets a mysterious rag-and-bone man, a fictionalised narrative of happenings of his ancestors’ lives landed him a Bookers List nomination in 2022. He has gained the internet spotlight for being the oldest nominee on the list.
The Booker Prize is a literary prize which is awarded each year for the best original novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom.
Irish novelist Sally Rooney already has one bestseller. And now, she has won the Costa Novel Award for her second novel, Normal People, a love story. With this, the 27-year-old has become the youngest recipient of this prestigious award. The award came four months after she was omitted from the Booker Prize shortlist. ‘Normal People’ is “a trailblazing […]
